A regulatory filing says officials have asked about software that Elon Musk, the chief executive, has said would allow cars to operate autonomously.
Under questioning, Mr. Musk said he hadn’t discussed how much money investors would put in to help him take his car company private.
Mr. Musk is testifying in a lawsuit filed by investors who claim that his statements about a plan to take Tesla private in 2018 caused them to lose billions of dollars.
The chief executive of Tesla testified in a federal civil trial about a 2018 plan to take the automaker private that fizzled out.
Investors are seeking billions of dollars in damages for their losses after Mr. Musk posted a proposal on Twitter that never materialized.
Sales contracts prevent buyers of the company’s electric cars from pursuing class-action suits if something goes wrong.
The billionaire chief executive testified about a multibillion-dollar compensation package the electric car company’s board put in place in 2018.
A shareholder is asking the court to void a 2018 compensation package that has paid the chief executive nearly $50 billion.
Tesla said it expected capital expenditures to be $6 billion to $8 billion in 2022, up from an April forecast of $5 billion to $7 billion.
A Supreme Court ruling, combined with an energy crunch and intraparty politics, makes it nearly impossible for President Biden to achieve his climate goals.